We crossed Lake Michigan on the historic S.S. Badger. Built in 1952 it was the largest of the great lakes "car ferries" -- meaning railroad car ferries. The tracks are still visible in the floor of the auto deck. Loaded freight cars rolled right onto the ferry and off the other side. After the bottom dropped out of the railroad market, the Badger was retrofitted as an auto ferry. She is now a registered National Mechanical Engineering Landmark. The crossing took four hours.
After disembarkiing in Manitowoc we took the scenic shore route to our rental house in Jacksonport. There are nine of us biker chicks, plus Jim, who is being called on for all sorts of manly things -- carving the turkey, grilling the bratwurst, fixing the water pump.... All he did was look at it and the water cowered in fear of Dr. Pump and came right back on.
Many hugs, much laughter and a magnificent turkey dinner -- why would anyone not come to reunions?
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